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PATENTED MAY 26, 1908.

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APPLIUATIN I'ILED MAR.'15, 1907.

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REG-ISTERING APPARATUS.

No. &89,079.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1908.

Application filed March 15, 1907. Serial No. :362,467,

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL WINs R, a citizen of the United States, residing in Weston, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Re stering Apparatus, of which the following escripton, in connection with the accom anying drawings, is a specification, like c aracters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a registering or recording apparatus, such as now commonly used on street' railways for registering the nunber of fares collected by the conductor.

The present invention has for its object to provide a register of the -.class described, with means,by which a record may be obtained of the number of fares registered by the conductor in a given time Without such record being made known to the conductor, whereby the conductor is required to keep an accurate account of all.the fares collected by him. For this urpose, the register is rovided with a tota zer capable of indicatng a substantially large number of fares, with which coperates. a recording surface and means for printing or marking on said surface the numbers on the totalizer which register with said surface. The recording surface is carried within a case or cylinder havin a slot or openin to expose a portion of sai surface, upon which exposed portion the conductor may write his name, date, car number, route number or any data desired. The case or cylinder, which may be termed the record case, is designed to be laced in.

the register by the conductor at t ie beginning ofhis service on any car on which he may be employed during a given time, as for instance, a day, and to be removed from said register by him at the ternination of his services on the particular car. Provision is made for causing a record of the number indicated by the totalizer at the beginning of the conductor's service and also at the end of such service, and provision is also made for removing such records from the view and knowledge of the conductor. Provision is further made for rendering the register inoperative while the record case is accessible to the conductor, as will be described. These and other features of this invention will be pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 represents in elevation and section a sufficient ortion of a registering ap aratus embodyng this invention to ena e it to be understood. Fg. 2, a plan view with parts insection of the a paratus shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, a vertica section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4, a vertical section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5, a detail to be referred to, and Figs. 6, 7, and 8 details to be referred to. I

In the present instance, one construction of apparatus embodying this invention is heren shown.

In the embodiment of the invention herein shown, a represents a fare register, which may be such as now commonly used on street railway cars, and which is provided with atotalizer l of any suitable or usual construction and comprises as shown a plurality of wheels having numerals c on their peripheries. The totalizer b is operatively connected with the register proper, which connection is represented as a crank d and connecting rod e. The totalizer b is designed to be operated simultaneously with the register roper, which latter may be operated in tle usual manner by the conductor ulling a strap or turning a rod extended on itudinally of the car, or it may be operate in any other suitable manner.

The' present invention has for its object to provide a check on the conductor, whereby a record is obtained for the use of the oflicials of the railway system, of the 'number of fares re istered by the conductor in a given time, w 'ch record is preferably unknown to the conductor, and which compels the 'latter to keep an accurate cash account of his transactions and to make proper returns to the company. For this purpose, I employ a recording surface, preferably a strip 10 of paper (see Figs. 3, 6, and 7), which is placed upon a cylinder 12 inclosed within a case, 13, preferably of metal and cylindrcal in shape, so that the record cylinder 12 and its recording strip 10 may be readily inserted into and removed from said case.

The record-holding case 13 with the record therein is designed tobe under the sole control of the railway officials, and for this purpose, said case may be provided with a door 14 at one end, which is ada ted to be locked b a suitable device or sea 15, (see Fig. 6) ai ter a fresh or clean record cylinder has been placed therein.

To permt of access to the recording strip or surface 10 b the conductor, the case 13 is provided with a slot or openng 16 which exposes a suflicient area of the recording surface to enable the conductor to write the'eon his name and any other desired or required data, such for instance as the car number, route number, etc. In this manner the conductor is associated with his record case or cylinder, and is prepared to assume charge of his car. In order to obtain means for checking the conductor, provision is made for printng or marking upon the ortion of the recording surface exposed by t e slot 16, a number ndicated by one row of numerals on the totalizer b, and further it is desirable that this record should be compulso and not optional with the conductor. Ti this end, I have provided a movable support for the record-containing case, which sup ort is located within a chamber 17 formed y a casing 18 attached to or forming part of the case of the register a.

The movable su port referred to, may be made as herein s own and consists of a partial cylinder 20 having' one end attached to the register case and its other or upper end free to move toward and from the totalizer (see Fig. 3), so that by moving the support 20 toward the totalizer, the number on the totalizer in line with the exposed portion of the recording surface 10 may be printed upon said surface.- This movement of the sup ort for the record cylinder, may be effecte when the door 22 for the chamber 17 is closed, and in the present instance I have shown one construction of mechanism for accomplishing this result.

'The mechanism referred to, consists of a lever 23 pivotally attached to the door 22 and provded at its inner endwith a stud or pin 24 (see Fig. 2) which extends into a curved slot 25 in a plate 26 attached to the top. of the casing 18. The lever 23 is connected with the movable support 20 by a link 27. The slot 25 is shaped so that as the door 22 is closed, the movable su port 20 and the record cylinder are move forward, so as to bring the recording surface and the ink ribbon 29 into enga ement with the numerals of the totalizer in me with the slot 16 in the case 13, and as the door is opened a second printm is effected in the same manner. It'will t us be seen that a record is obtained of the numbers on the totalizer in line with the slot 16, when the conductor places his record cylinder in the register, and also of the numbers in line with the slot when the record cylinder is removed,

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the difference between these two numbers indicating the number of fares collected by the conductor while on the particular car.

Provision is made for preventing the register from being operated until the record cylinder is in its operative position and the door 22 closed, and this result may be accom lished as herein shown b providing two ocking devices for the tota 'zer, one of which is shown as a sliding rod 30 (see Fi 8) extended through lugs 31 on the tota izer frame 32 and rovided at one end with' a finger 33 whicli is ada ted to be moved throu h a hole in one si e frame and engage a tooth of a ratchet wheel 34 attached to the units wheel of the totalizer. The rod 30 has connected to its opposite end a lever 35 having a finger 36 extended through a slot 37 in a gear 38 on the shaft of the record containing cylinder or case 13, said finger en'gaging the said cylinder when the latter is in its operative osition.

When t e record case 13 is withdrawn from the support 20, a spring 40 moves the lever 35 so as to cause the looking finger 33 to engage the ratchet wheel 34 and thereby lock the totalizer from being operated. The totalizer may also be held from movement by a second looking device under control of the door, and herein shown as a lever 4] having a finger 42 -adapted to be held in engagement with the ratchet wheel b a spring 43 when the door 22 is open, amFwhch is disen aged' therefrom by the door engaging said ever when in its closed position as represented in Fig. 8. It is also desirable that the conductor should not know the numbers of the totalizer printed on the rccording surface, and for this purpose, provision is made for turning the record cylinder in its case, so as to cover the printed record. To this end, the gear 38 has projecting from its center a (levice represented as a key 50 similar in appearance to a Yale lock key, and on which the case 13 and the record cylinder 12 are fitted, when a slot 51 in the end wall of the case 13 registers with a slot 52 in the end wall of the record cylinder (see Fig. 3).

Referring to Fig. 3, the slot 51 in the case A is substantially at right angles to the key 50,

which is the position the key occu ies after the first impression is obtained and t e record cylinder rotated so as to remove the printed record from in line with the slot 16. The record cylinder is rotated as herein shown b means of a shaft 55 (see Fig. 1) provided wit a gear 56 which meshes with a gear 57 in mesh With the gear 38, to the shaft of which latter the key 50 is attached. The gear 38 meshes with a pinion 59 (see Fig. 1) on a shaft 60 extended longitudinally of the case 18 and having arms 61, 62, which coperate in turn with a lug or finger 63 on the inner side of the 'door 22 to lock the same.

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thus be seen that after the record cylinder has been placed in the support 20 and an impression made by closing the door 22, the operator turns the shaft.55 so as to bring one arm 61 behind the locking finger 63 to lock the door. The act of locking the door rotates the gear 38 and record cylinder 12 from the position represented by the slot 51 in Fig. 3 to that ndicated b the key. This movement of the record cy inder carries the printed record up under the case 13 and out of line with the slot 16, thereby concealing it from view. To unlock the door at the end' of his work on the particular car, the operator turns the shaft 55 in the same direction to remove the arm 61 from engagement with the locking lug or finger 63 on the door, and

by so doing turns the record cylinder still further away from the slot 51 in' the case 13. The door is then opened by the conductor and a second printing is effected, 'and in order that this second record may be 'concealed from the conductor, rovision is made for re quiring movement o the case or cylinder 13 so as to cover the second printed record, before the 'case containing the record cylinder may be removed from the register. For this purpose the case 13 is provided with a lug or .projection 66 on its outer surface which engages .the free end of the support 20 and prevents the case 13 from being rotated in the same direction as the record cylinder, thereby requiring the case 13 to be moved in the reverse direction so as to bring a second slot 67 in the end wall of the case into line with the key 50 in order to remove the recordcontaining-case from the register. This reverse movement of the case 13 causes the second )rinted record to be concealed from view. rovision is also made to prevent the record cylinder 12 from being turned a complete circle in one direction, and to this end suitable stops are placed on the record cylinder and its inclosing case.

In operation with 'the apparatus herein shown, the conductor starting out on a car, receives a record case from the railway office. He writes his name and other required data on the recording surface, and places the record case on its movable su port. The door 22 is closed, and a record s obtained of the number on the totalizer. The door is then locked and the printed record removed from in line with the slot 16. The register is at such time in condition to be o erated to register the fares. At the end o the service of the conductor on that particular car, he unlocks and opens the door which prints a second record on the recording surface, after which he removes the record cylinder from the case, the second record in the meantime having been concealed from View. If the conductor's day s work is done, he turns his record case into the office, but if it is not, he starts on another car with the same record' case, beginning all over again. At the end of his work for the day, the conductor turns his record case into the office, simultaneously with the fares collected by him, and the number of fares accounted for, should agree with the difference between the numbers printed on the recording surface. Inasmuch as the conductor is ignorant of the number of fares registered, he is compelled to keep an accurate cash account and turn the same into the office.

I have herein shown and described the printing on the recording surface as being effected as the door is closed and opened, but I' do not desire to limit the inventicn in this respect, as other mechanism may be employed to operate the recording surface and effect the printing otherwise than by the opening and closing of the door.

Claims.

1. In an apparatus of the class described, in combinaton, a register mechanism provided with a totalizer, a record cylinder provided with a recording surface, an inclosing case for said record cylinder provided with a slot or opening to expose a portion of the recording surface, a support for said case movable toward and from said totalizer to efect a record on said surface, a door controlling access to said record'containing case, means for connecting said door 'with said support to efect movement of the latter by movement of said door, means operated by said record-containing case for controlling the operation of said totalizer, means operated by said door for controlling the operation of said totalizer, and means for moving said recording surface while in the register to remove the record thereon out of 'line with the slot in its case, substantially as described.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, in combinaton, a register provided with a totalizer and with a chamber in line With said totalizer, a door for said chamber, a recording surface removable from said chamber, a support for said recordn surface movable toward and from said tota izer to mark a record on said surface, and means removable from said chamber with said recording surface and coperating with the latter to conceal the said record from view, while the recording surface is in said chamber, substantially as described.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, a register provided within it with a totalizer, a removable recording surface adapted to be placed within said re ister to coperate with said totalizer, means %or effecting a record on said surface of a number on said totalizer, and means removable with said recording surface and coperating therewith for concealing said record from the view of the operator while said recording surface is in said chamber, substantially as described.

4. In an apparatus of the class described,

'in combination, a register provided with a totalizer, a recording surface adapted to be placed within said register to coperate with said totalizer and to be removed therefrom, means for efecting a record on said surface of a number on said totalizer, and means for concealing said record from the view of operator while in said chamber, substantially'as described.

5. In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a register provided witha totalizer, a recording surface coperatin with said totalizer and removable from sai register, means for effeeting a record on said surface of a number on said totalzer, and means removab'le with said recording surface and coperating therewith to conceal said record from the View of the' operator while said recording surface is in said register.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, in combinaton, a register provided with a totalizer, an inclosing case provided with a slot or opening in its circumference, a recording surface within said case having a portion exposed by said slot, means for efecting a record on said surface of a number on said totalizer, and means for efecting relative movement of said recording surface and inclosing case to conceal the record on said surface, substantially as'described.

7. `In an apparatus of the class described, in combination, a fare register provided with a totalizer, a recording surface detachable from said register and co eratn with said totalizer to obtain a recor on sai surface of a number on said totalizer, and means removable from said register with said recording surface and coperating there ith for concealing from View the record of the totalizer made on said surface while the latter is in the register, whereby the said record is conn testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

PAUL WINSOR. 

